Delegates Joshua Nelson (R-Boone) and Michel Moffatt (R-Putnam) were sworn into office Friday afternoon in the House Chamber during brief individual ceremonies surrounded by friends and family.

Nelson, representing the 23rd District, was joined at the ceremony by his wife Brittany. West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry administered the oath office.

Moffatt, representing the 22nd District, was joined by wife Amy, daughter Lindsay, and son Michel Moffatt Jr. Judge Joseph Reeder of the 29th Circuit in Putnam County administered the oath of office.

The 82nd West Virginia Legislature will begin it’s 1st Regular Session on Wednesday, January 14th, 2015.

Taking the oath of office this evening alongside his son Tristan was Delegate Sean Hornbuckle (D-Cabell), representing the 16th Delegate District. The brief ceremony Thursday in the House Chamber was attended by many of his friends and family who watched West Viriginia Supreme Court Justice Margaret Workman administer the oath.

The 1st Regular Session of the 82nd Legislature begins on Wednesday, January 14th, 2015.

Also, Assistant House Clerk Bo Hoover was appointed and sworn in as House Clerk in accordance with state code following the retirement of House Clerk Greg Gray on December 31st so the office could be filled until the start of the January 14th Session.

Delegate Jeff Eldridge (D-Lincoln), representing the 22nd Delegate District, was sworn into office during a brief ceremony Tuesday in the House Chamber with his wife Stacy, two daughters, Madeline and Jillian, and family friend Kathy Chapman.

Administering the oath of office to Eldridge was 29th Circuit Court Judge Phillip M. Stowers.

The 1st Regular Session of the 82nd Legislature begins on Wednesday, January 14th, 2015.

Delegate Mike Pushkin (D-Kanawha), representing the 37th Delegate District, was sworn into office during a brief ceremony Wednesday in the House Chamber among friends and supporters.

House Clerk Greg Gray, administered the oath of office to Pushkin, as his last offical act as Clerk, he retires tonight.

The 1st Regular Session of the 82nd Legislature begins on Wednesday, January 14th, 2015.

Delegate Mick Bates (D-Raleigh) was sworn into office surrounded by friends and family during a brief ceremony Tuesday in the House Chamber.

House Clerk Greg Gray administered the oath of office to Bates.

The 1st Regular Session of the 82nd Legislature begins on Wednesday, January 14th, 2015.

Joined Sunday in the House of Delegates Chamber by his wife Louie and three daughters Marissa, Kristen and Michelle, Delegate Joe Statler (R-Monongalia) took his oath of office.

West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin administered the oath of office to Delegate Statler.

The 1st Regular Session of the 82nd Legislature begins on Wednesday, January 14th, 2015.

Delegate Patsy Samuel Trecost II (D-Harrison) was sworn into office this morning in a ceremony in the House Chamber. He was accompanied by his son Tre and Pastor Michael Hopkins of the Simpson Creek Baptist Church in Bridgeport, WV.

House Clerk Greg Gray administered the oath to Delegate Trecost.

The 2015 Regular Session begin on Wednesday, January 14th, 2015.